Jack Rowe (1856)
Jimmy Austin (1879)
Sam Zoldak (1918)
Jim Pagliaroni (1937)
Brant Alyea (1940)
Ed Brinkman (1941)
Ken Roy (1941)
Masahiro Doi (1943)
Alan Foster (1946)
Jeff Grotewold (1965)
Mike Mussina (1968)
Vernon Wells (1978)
We would also like to wish a happy sixth birthday to AMR’s son, HPR.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Escogido 3, Oriente 2 in Escogido (11 innings). Pedro Florimon was 0-for-3 for Escogido.
Licey 5, Cibao 2 in Cibao. Alexi Casilla was 0-for-3 with a walk for Cibao.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
Hermosillo 7, Mazatlan 3 in Mazatlan. Anthony Slama struck out the side in his only inning of work.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Mayaguez 6, Caguas 3 in Mayaguez. Nelvin Fuentes retired the only man he faced for Mayaguez.
Carolina 4, Ponce 1 in Carolina. Angel Morales struck out as a pinch-hitter for Ponce.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
La Guaira 10, Anzoategui 8 in Anzoategui (10 innings). Lester Oliveros allowed two runs (one earned) on a hit and two walks in two-thirds of an inning to take the loss for Anzoategui.
Magallanes 3, Aragua 2 in Aragua. Deolis Guerra struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up only a walk, for Magallanes.
Deacon White (1847)
Denny Galehouse (1911)
Dick Donovan (1927)
Hal Smith (1930)
Don Cardwell (1935)
Bo Belinsky (1936)
Alex Johnson (1942)
Johnny Bench (1947)
Ozzie Virgil (1956)
Shane Mack (1963)
Tino Martinez (1967)
Saul Rivera (1977)
Eric Chavez (1977)
Is December 5 some sort of holiday? There was only one winter league game played yesterday, in the Venezuelan League, and it did not involve any Twins players.
Jocko Conlan (1899)
Tony Lazzeri (1903)
Stan Hack (1909)
Dan Dobbek (1934)
Tony Horton (1944)
Larry Bowa (1945)
Tim Foli (1950)
Chuck Baker (1952)
Gary Ward (1953)
Juan Carlos Oliva (1954)
Steve Bedrosian (1957)
Larry Sheets (1959)
Kevin Campbell (1964)
Kevin Appier (1967)
Chris Basak (1978)
Jason Bulger (1978)
The younger brother of Tony Oliva, Juan Carlos Oliva was a star pitcher in Cuba and later became a successful pitching coach there.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Aguilas 7, Escogido 6 (17 innings) in Aguilas. Luis Perdomo gave up a run on a hit in two innings while striking out two for Aguilas. Deibinson Romero was 1-for-4 as a reserve for Escogido.
Cibao 9, Este 3 in Este. Alexi Casilla was 4-for-5 with two doubles and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one for Cibao.
Sunday
Aguilas 4, Licey 0 in Licey. Luis Perdomo pitched a perfect inning for Aguilas.
Oriente 2, Cibao 1 in Cibao. Esmerling Vasquez worked 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up only a walk, for Oriente. Alexi Casilla was 1-for-4 for Cibao.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
Sunday
Navojoa 6, Mazatlan 5 in Navojoa. Anthony Slama surrendered two runs on three hits and a walk in one inning to take the loss for Mazatlan.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Caguas 9, Mayaguez 6 in Mayaguez. Dereck Rodriguez was 1-for-1 with a double and a run as a reserve for Caguas. Daniel Ortiz made his debut, going 1-for-3 with a double and a run for Mayaguez. Eddie Rosario was 0-for-4 for Mayaguez.
Carolina 10, Ponce 3 in Ponce. Angel Morales was 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter for Ponce.
Sunday
Carolina 10, Caguas 4 in Carolina. Aaron Bates was 0-for-2 for Caguas. Dereck Rodriguez was 0-for-4 for Caguas.
Ponce 5, Mayaguez 3 in Ponce (14 innings). Eddie Rosario was 0-for-5 for Mayaguez. Nelvin Fuentes pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits, for Mayaguez.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Zulia 3, Aragua 2 in Aragua (12 innings). Jose Mijares gave up two hits in a scoreless inning for Aragua.
Margarita 5, Magallanes 0 in Margarita. Deolis Guerra pitched two perfect innings for Magallanes.
Sunday
La Guaira 4, Anzoategui 3 in La Guaira. Lester Oliveros struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Sydney 2, Brisbane 1 in Sydney. Jacob Younis was 0-for-1 with three walks for Sydney. Rory Rhodes was 1-for-5 for Brisbane.
Billy Shindle (1860)
Patsy Tebeau (1864)
Frank Bowerman (1868)
Pink Hawley (1872)
Gus Mancuso (1905)
Bobby Mattick (1915)
Chico Ruiz (1938)
Yoshiharu Wakana (1953)
Gary Roenicke (1954)
Luis Casanova (1956)
Alan Cockrell (1962)
Cliff Floyd (1972)
Felix Rodriguez (1972)
Hanley Frias (1973)
We also want to wish a Happy Birthday to CarterHayes’ mother.
Jesse Burkett (1868)
Shano Collins (1885)
Bob Shawkey (1890)
Harvey Kuenn (1930)
Mike Couchee (1957)
Lee Smith (1957)
Stan Jefferson (1962)
Bernardo Brito (1963)
Jerome Williams (1981)
Matt Fox (1982)
Carlos Gomez (1985)
Mike Couchee was drafted by Minnesota in the second round of the January Secondary draft in 1978, but did not sign.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Cibao 6, Escogido 3 in Cibao. Alexi Casilla was 3-for-4 with a walk and scored three times for Cibao.
Licey 4, Este 1 in Licey. Wilkin Ramirez was 0-for-3 for Este.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Ponce 2, Mayaguez 0 in Mayaguez. Angel Morales pinch-hit for Ponce and was 0-for-1. Eddie Rosario was 0-for-2 with a walk for Mayaguez.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Aragua 7, Magallanes 5 in Magallanes. Cesar Ciurcina surrendered two runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning for Aragua. Jose Mijares retired both batters he faced, striking out one of them, for Aragua.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Sydney 5, Brisbane 3 in Sydney (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings). Jacob Younis was 3-for-3 for Sydney, scoring twice. Rory Rhodes was 1-for-3 for Brisbane, scoring once and driving in one.
Sydney 7, Brisbane 0 in Sydney (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings). Jacob Younis was 0-for-1 with two walks for Sydney. Rory Rhodes was 0-for-3 for Brisbane.
Billy McLean (1835)
Bennie Tate (1901)
Joe Collins (1922)
Ray Bellino (1932)
Clay Dalrymple (1936)
Chico Salmon (1940)
Jerry Johnson (1943)
Wayne Garrett (1947)
Pat Putnam (1953)
Gene Nelson (1960)
Damon Berryhill (1963)
Darryl Hamilton (1964)
Paul Byrd (1970)
Brian Moehler (1971)
Gary Glover (1976)
Chad Durbin (1977)
Andrew Oliver (1987)
Shortstop Ray Bellino played and managed in the Twins minor league system and also was a scout for them. Andrew Oliver was drafted by Minnesota in the seventeenth round in 2006, but did not sign.